6/05/2012

PRESS RELEASE: ANTONIETA VILLAMIL Wins The 14Tth International Latino Book Awards in The United States, in the category of Best Poetry Book with her book SOLUNA EN BOSQUE: conjuros para invocar el amorBest Poetry Book in The United States, FIRST PLACE for SOLUNA EN BOSQUE conjuros para invocar el amor by colombian poet Antonieta Villamil. Published by Caza de Libros in Colombia. ANTONIETA VILLAMIL Winner of Latino Literacy Now and The Cervantes Institute of New York´s International Latino Book Awards in The United States in the category of Best Poetry Book for her book SOLUNA EN BOSQUE conjuros para invocar el amor.The largest and most important Latino book awards in the USA, The 14th Annual International Latino Book Awards, were held June 5, 2012 at the Cervantes Institute in New York City. During the evening 148 authors and publishers were honored for their hard work.Each year the Int’l. Latino Book Awards are held during BookExpo America, the largest publishing trade show in the United States. The awards are truly an international event with authors and publishers from across the USA, 14 countries in Latin America, Spain and other countries.The awards were presented by Latino Literacy Now in partnership with Las Comadres para Las Americas and the Cervantes Institute. Latino Literacy Now was founded to promote literacy in the Latino community in all forms: educational, financial, reading, and community awareness.Since 1997, 49 Latino Book and Family Festivals have been held around the USA with a combined attendance of over 800,000.